Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino
Cardinal of the Catholic Church (1942–2021)
Jorge Liberato Urosa y Savino (28 August 1942 – 23 September 2021) was a Venezuelan prelate of the Catholic Church.
His Eminence Jorge Urosa Savino | |
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| Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas | |
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| Archdiocese | Caracas |
| Diocese | Caracas |
| Appointed | 19 September 2005 |
| Installed | 5 November 2005 |
| Term ended | 9 July 2018 |
| Predecessor | Ignacio Velasco S.D.B. |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria al Monti (2006-21) |
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| Ordination | 15 August 1967 by José Humberto Quintero Parra |
| Consecration | 22 September 1982 by José Lebrún Moratinos |
| Created cardinal | 24 March 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Birth name | Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino |
| Born | 28 August 1942 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Died | 23 September 2021 (aged 79) Caracas, Venezuela |
| Nationality | Venezuelan |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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| Alma mater | Colegio De La Salle Tienda Honda Interdiocesan Seminary of Caracas St. Augustine's Seminary, Toronto Pontifical Gregorian University |
| Motto | Pro Mundi Vita |
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| Styles of Jorge Urosa Savino | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Caracas |
He was auxiliary bishop of Caracas from 1982 to 1990, Archbishop of Valencia from 1990 to 2005, and Archbishop of Caracas from 2005 to 2018.
He was made a cardinal in 2006.
On 27 August 2021, Urosa was hospitalized in Caracas under critical condition with COVID-19.[1] He died on 23 September 2021 from the infection, aged 79.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Cardenal Urosa Savino está estable pero en una Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos". Nueva Prensa Digital (in Spanish). 30 August 2021.
- ↑ "Cardinal Urosa dies of COVID-19". 24 September 2021. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
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